The first pottery studio for and by people of color
Community ceramics studios that prioritize people of color, beginners, and LGBTQ+ communities. We offer FUN classes, private parties, memberships & more. Help support our mission, everyone is welcome!

POT Echo Park
1933 Echo Park Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Est. 2017, our first studio POT sits in Echo Park. This studio offers 24/7 memberships as well as a variety of wheel throwing classes. This includes drop-ins, Spanish-speaking classes, and private wheel parties. This studio and its classes are much smaller for a more intimate setting.Β
POT Gardens
3228 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Est. 2020 and located at Jefferson & Crenshaw, our second studio POT GARDENS offers 24/7 memberships as well as our full class programming. This includes all levels of wheel and handbuilding classes, fun one-time classes, private classes, Spanish speaking classes, teen classes, and community events.
POT Gift Cards
Our gift cards can be used at either location AND on any services or POTSHOP items. They are applicable to every class, workshop, and service we offer. Not applicable to The POTluck Initiative donations.
Our mission
Our mission is to cultivate pleasure, community, and new career paths in pottery for BIPOC communities while breaking opportunity cycles in our industry. We felt a need for spaces that feel fun and empowering for those marginalized in most ceramic spaces, namely people of color, the queer community, and the youth. Our belief in the transformative effects of fun and pleasure greatly inform our intentional and unique programming. We also believe in making pottery accessible to our communities and do so through our non-profit arm, The POTluck Initiative. We offer scholarships for students and members, free workshops for our communities, work-trade programs, and career training. Arts degrees can be expensive and a privilege to attain, so we do not require them for hiring and are willing to train persons who do not have degrees but display interest, skill, and love for pottery.